I transferred a file from Tivo to Desktop (W7). WMP plays it fine, as-is. Then I uploaded it to my Dropbox cloud so my phone (Android) could play it as-is. (wishful thinking). It wasn't.

What do I need to do/get to play it on phone? I looked at some Tivo apps but they look more like a MyTivo.com app than what I am looking for.

Should/Must I convert it to some other format on Windows first? What one and how? If there is no Tivo app to play it natively, I would want a format that is native on Android and does not need a special app to play.

I would also like to trim it too (on the PC), but not mandatory. I only need about 10% of a 1/2 hour recording for one scene. The .tivo file is quite large.

I run kmttg only when I need it. Yes videoredo can convert .tivo files to mp4 as well as allowing you to edit them. I do not know if it can encode ac3 audio yet though. Someone else that uses the program for that will have to pipe in. I only use it for editing mpg files, not encoding.

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What Android version are you using? I found a few programs that will convert (Aunsoft Video Converter and Pavtube Video Converter) but I have not figured out which one to use for the Nexus 7 just yet. Yes .mp4 is supposed to play, but it needs the right codec.

Both have a free download version to play with. I wished the TiVo Desktop Plus for PC would delete the recordings once they are downloaded. Plus, the support gentleman said that once it converts it, there is no .tivo version (which was surprising)

I am just now getting around to this task and noticed in Tivo Desktop a dimmed out menu item "Convert for...". I see that Tivo Desktop Plus for $25 may do what I am looking for. It says it converts to these types:

You need kmttg. It will download shows from your tivo and store them in mp4 files that your android phone can play. It has a encoding profiles already available for this.

If you wish to edit the video, I suggest looking into videoredo which can also encode for your android phone.

.tivo files are encrypted and not really all that useful.

Gee, this reads a lot like jcthorne's post #2 in this thread.

The usual way to do this is to quote the prior post and add a "+1" or or "this", rather than giving the impression you're making an original comment.

That said, welcome to the forum!

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